It is also the one that has typically weighed most heavily on the national budgetwith a strong. This volume is the culmination of an unprecedented effort to document, analyze, and interpret the full extent of the challenge in developing subsaharan africas infrastructure sectors. The africa infrastructure development index aidi v2. The africa infrastructure knowledge program the africa infrastructure country diagnostic aicd was an unprecedented knowledge program on africas infrastructure that grew out of the pledge by the g8 summit of 2005 at gleneagles to substantially increase oda assistance to africa, particularly to the infrastructure sector, and the subsequent formation of the infrastructure consortium for. Eu africa partnership for infrastructure tunis, 7 april 2010 african development bank group. The aicd provides a baseline against which future improvements. Africa infrastructure knowledge program africa infrastructure.
Africa electricity transmission and distribution grid. The purpose of this paper is to provide a snapshot of bank group financed hard and soft infrastructure. Annex 2 shows the africa infrastructure development in dex trend across subregions between 2016 and 2018. A road network providing adequate connectivity across national territory is typically one of the most costly items of infrastructure that any country requires. Core priorities are regional integration, along with infrastructure development, private sector development, governance and accountability, and skills and technology afdb, 20e. This study is part of the africa infrastructure country diagnostic aicd, a. Aicd will provide a baseline against which future improvements in infrastructure services can be measured, mak ing it possible to monitor the results achieved from donor support. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the prevalence and nature of corrupt activity in south africa and the e. African infrastructure country diagnostic study aicd, african action. It presents the findings of the africa infrastructure country diagnostic aicd, a project launched following a commitment in 2005 by the international community after the g8 summit at gleneagles, scotland to scale up financial support for infrastructure development in africa.
South africa needs an informed discussion about the major issues confronting the nation. Africas power infrastructure university of cape town. Africa infrastructure knowledge program handbook on. The aicd will provide a baseline against which future improvements in infrastructure services can be measured, making it possible to monitor the results achieved from donor support. Africa, infrastructure finance, development banks, longterm. This tool is included in the transportation toolkit from the leds global partnership. African countries with the worst indicator 12 figure 10. For these reasons, banks and, in particular, development banks and. Africa infrastructure country diagnostic transport roads, railways, ports, airports, urban transport the ongoing study reported here is one of several related to the transport component of the africa infrastructure country diagnostic aicd. Some components of the study also cover north african countries so as to provide a broader point of reference. The program was coordinated with the africa infrastructure country diagnostic aicd study to maintain consistency in indicator selection and data presentation. In a modern world with rapidly growing international trade, countries compete less based on the availability of natural resources, geographical advantages and lower cost of labor, and more on the factors related to the ability of firms to access and compete in new markets.
The africa infrastructure knowledge program the africa infrastructure country diagnostic aicd was an unprecedented knowledge program on africa s infrastructure that grew out of the pledge by the g8 summit of 2005 at gleneagles to substantially increase oda assistance to africa, particularly to the infrastructure sector, and the subsequent formation of the infrastructure consortium for. Africa wide infrastructure bond market where the latter could play a critical role, the enhancement of africa s legal and regulatory framework should, however, start now. World banks africa infrastructure country diagnostic aicd. The importance of access to basic infrastructure services on welfare is clear. Africa electricity transmission and distribution grid map. The africa infrastructure country diagnostic aicd was an unprecedented knowledge program on africas infrastructure that grew out of the pledge by the g8. Sy 2010 documents that in the west african economic monetary. Leveraging african pension funds for financing infrastructure. Jan 19, 2016 algeria, also in north africa, is among the top three countries for infrastructure in africa. Poor infrastructure slows africas per capita growth by 2% annually2. This report was produced by the world bank and the ssatp or wsp with funding and other support from in alphabetical order. The africa infrastructure country diagnostic aicd was an unprecedented knowledge program on africa s infrastructure that grew out of the pledge by the g8 summit of 2005 at gleneagles to substantially increase oda assistance to africa, particularly to the infrastructure sector, and the subsequent formation of the infrastructure consortium for africa ica. Africa infrastructure country diagnostic map for environment.
The africa infrastructure country diagnostic aicd has gathered and analyzed extensive data on infrastructure in more than 40 subsaharan countries, including ghana. Once this source of information has been exhausted aicd will fund country level data collection activities in order to fill the remaining data gaps. This will provide a baseline against which future improvements in infrastructure services can be measured, making it possible to monitor the results achieved from the anticipated increase in donor support. Consortium for africa ica and the african infrastructure country diagnostic aicd both of which have already undertaken extensive analysis on the situation and challenges of infrastructure in africa both generally and at the regional level. Today, ghana has a very advanced infrastructure platform when compared with other lowincome countries in africa.
The aicd will provide a baseline against which future improvements in infrastructure services. It contributes significantly to human development, poverty reduction, and the attainment of the sustainable development goals sdgs. Country level data collection exercise 47 25,000 1,175,000. Pretoria, may 14, 2018 south africa can achieve more inclusive and sustainable development with coordinated reforms across a broad range of areas that maximize development impact and address constraints to reduction in poverty and inequality, according to the world bank groups new systematic country diagnostic for south africa, released today. Users can use the files for analysis of african nations transport infrastructure. Pida overall objective is to optimise the efforts and use of resources in order to enable african. Inequalities of access to in frastructure services africa has the worlds fastest growing population and the highest poverty rate. Aicd will provide a baseline against which future improvements in infrastructure services can be measured, making it possible to monitor the results achieved from donor support. Gains and losses in life expectancy at age 15 in selected african countries 19801985 to 20102015 figure 11. Africa infrastructure country diagnostic euafrica infrastructure. The state of the power sector in subsaharan africa, authoranton eberhard and vivien foster and cecilia m. This being said, some important initiatives worth mentioning include the work of the infrastructure consortium for africa ica and the african infrastructure country diagnostic aicd both of which have already undertaken extensive analysis on the situation and challenges of infrastructure in africa both generally and at the regional level.
This interactive pdf map contains locations of high quality wind, solar photovoltaic pv, and concentrated solar power csp zones and estimated zone attributes important to the siteselection process e. And only 12% of rural households have access to electricity africa infrastructure country diagnostic, 2009. The role of the infrastructure consortium for africa ica is to help improve the lives and economic wellbeing of africas people through encouraging, supporting and promoting increased investment in infrastructure in africa. Africa meeting in london, a decision was taken to initiate a major study of the country level situation of the infrastructure sectors in africa. Africa ssa have not kept pace with urbanization, which, in many african countries, has not necessarily been accompanied by industrial growth and the structural transformation as has occurred in other.
Files posted on aicd web site may be downloaded from. But as the country approaches the middleincome threshold. As such it forms part of a larger cross country study which considers the microinsurance experience in colombia, india, the philippines. This is the report of the south african country study on the impact of regulation on the development of the microinsurance market. A time for transformation, was a part of the africa infrastructure country diagnostic. West african power pool wapp gis database world bank projects archive and ibrd maps there were many additional sources for specific countries and areas. This information is contained in the files of this dataset, and can also be found by browsing the individual country datasets, which contain more extensive information. The handbook is intended to serve as a main reference document to guide african countries and regional institutions in collecting standardized and comparable data on infrastructure. Investment in infrastructure accounts for over half of the recent improvements in economic growth in africa and. About aicd and its country reports this study is a product of the africa infrastructure country diagnostic aicd, a project designed to expand the worlds knowledge of physical infrastructure in africa. Africa infrastructure country diagnostic transport roads, railways, ports, airports, urban transport the ongoing study reported here is one of several related to the transport component of the africa infrastructure. Euafrica partnership for infrastructure tunis, 7 april 2010. Infrastructure and economic development in subsaharan africa. Sustainable infrastructure development is vital for africas prosperity.
This category has the following 53 subcategories, out of 53 total. The diagnostic is not a plan it provides the basis for a plan. The results have been presented in reports covering different areas of infrastructure, including ict, irrigation, power, transport, water, and. The first phase of aicd focused on 24 countries that together account for 85 percent of the gross domestic product, population, and infrastructure aid flows of subsaharan africa. The africa infrastructure development index july 2018. A benchmarking approach tito yepes, justin pierce, and vivien foster acknowledgments this study is part of the africa infrastructure country diagnostic aicd, a project designed to expand the worlds knowledge of physical infrastructure in africa. Infrastructure determinants and trends in latin america and the caribbean by valerie cerra, alfredo cuevas, carlos goes, izabela karpowicz, troy matheson, issouf samake, and svetlana vtyurina imf working papers describe research in progress by the authors and are published to elicit comments and to encourage debate. Jeffrey gutman amadou sy soumya chattopadhyay march 2015. Aicd study is one of the most important sources of data for the ask database. This study is a product of the africa infrastructure country diagnostic aicd, a project designed to expand the worlds knowledge of physical infrastructure in africa.
The development of infrastructure in africa is critical for fostering economic growth and improving the living standards of africans. Africa is a country native of cape town, sean jacobs lives in brooklyn, new york and teaches in manhattan. Evaluations of key infrastructure projects 3 25,000. Eu africa partnership for infrastructure tunis, 7 april 2010. Raising the countrys infrastructure endowment to that of the regions middleincome countries could boost annual growth by more than 2. Aicd provides a baseline against which future improvements in infrastructure services can be measured, making it possible to monitor the. Mar 14, 2017 the world bank, in partnership with the african development bank afdb, developed the africa infrastructure country diagnostic aicd that provides a detailed series of infrastructure investment. Consistent with the genesis of the project, the main focus is on the 48 countries south of the sahara that face the most severe infrastructure challenges. Africa electricity transmission network aicd worldmap. The program also took into consideration the findings of a recent major electricity sector. Africa infrastructure country diagnostic underpowered. Subregional analysis in the comparison of overall infrastructure development across africa s five subregions, north africa emerges as the top performer, followed by southern africa, west africa, east africa, and central africa cf.
African governments have not been able to amass the funds needed to invest in new generation capacity and maintain existing infrastructure. Data coverage on the health, social and economic impacts of the covid19 pandemic in african countries. He obsesses about the relationship between politics and popular culture, but the main rationale for his blog is to comment on what passes for media coverage of the african continent. Algeria, also in north africa, is among the top three countries for infrastructure in africa. World bank group releases its systematic country diagnostic. Publicprivate partnerships in africa s energy sector. Africa infrastructure country diagnostic documents. Untold numbers of businesses suffer from lack of reliable power for industrial processes or because they cannot get their goods to the market.
This study is part of the africa infrastructure country diagnostic aicd, a project designed to expand the worlds knowledge of physical infrastructure in africa. The electricity transmission network in subsaharan africa data for medium and high voltage electricity transmission lines compiled for the aicd study. Gender differences in life expectancy at age 15 for selected african countries 20102015 14 figure 12. The exporter dynamics database country year product hs 4, 2014, the exporter dynamics database country year product hs 6, knowledge economy index, world bank discontinued, historical indian rupee rate inr from 1947 to 20.
About africa infrastructure knowledge program portal. This book is the flagship report of the africa infrastructure country diagnostic aicd, a project designed to expand the worlds knowledge of physical infrastructure in africa. Aicd africa infrastructure country diagnostic auc africa union commission boot buildownoperatetransfer. Coverage this dataset includes planned and existing grid lines for all continental african countries and madagascar, as well as the middle east region. The africa infrastructure country diagnostic aicd was an unprecedented knowledge program on africas infrastructure that grew out of the pledge by the g8 summit of 2005 at gleneagles to substantially increase oda assistance to africa, particularly to the infrastructure sector, and the subsequent formation of the infrastructure consortium for africa ica. Publicprivate partnerships in africas energy sector. The g20 identification of regional infrastructure as an area. The need for infrastructure improvements in the developing world is critical. We identified narratives by a careful analysis of 21 central documents in the. Request pdf on jan 1, 2008, anton eberhard and others published africa. The diagnostic document serves to advance this discussion. Interactive map in pdf, all countries interactive infrastructure maps by country. Northern africa western africa eastern africa central africa southern africa.
Southern european countries such as france, italy, portugal, and spain, together with many emerging and developing countries, including notably malaysia, south africa, croatia, china and brazil, have favored the use of user fees collected in the form of tolls to finance their infrastructure needs. Drawing from a large data set on infrastructure stocks covering 88 countries and spanning the years 19602000, and using a panel timeseries approach, the paper estimates a longrun aggregate production function relating gdp to human capital, physical capital, and a synthetic measure of infrastructure given by the first principal component of. A variety of sources were consulted, including documents and maps from national utilities, regional power pools and the world bank. Introduction the africa infrastructure country diagnostic 31. In the context of recent pledges by the international community to substantively increase aid flows to africa and to african infrastructure. Publicprivate partnerships in developing countries 5 table of contents preface 3 table of contents 5 list of tables, figures and textboxes 7 acronyms and abbreviations 7 summary and conclusions 11 1 background 15 2 objective 16 3 definition of key terms 17 4. Home africa infrastructure knowledge program portal. Ifc has established a leading position promoting private sector investment in africa. Country coverage the aicd aims to create a comprehensive infrastructure database at the country level. Unit costs of infrastructure projects in subsaharan africa. The diagnostic document aims to identify the main challenges confronting the country and to examine their underlying causes. The world bank, in partnership with the african development bank afdb, developed the africa infrastructure country diagnostic aicd that provides a detailed series of infrastructure. This dataset serves as an updated and improved replacement for the africa infrastructure country diagnostic aicd data that was published in 2007.